Privacy Policy
Effective Date: Nov 28, 2024
Welcome to PRAGYA BIKASH (www.pragyabikash.in). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or interact with our services. By using our website, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Who We Are
Our website address is:
PRAGYA BIKASH is an independent educational platform providing study materials, educational resources, examination guidance, and informational content for students and learners.
2. Disclaimer
PRAGYA BIKASH is an independent educational website and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with any publication house, university (including Baba Saheb Ambedkar Education University (BSAEU)), educational board, government organization, or examination authority.
All trademarks, logos, and brand names displayed on this website are the property of their respective owners.
3. Google AdSense and Third-Party Advertising
Google AdSense
Our website uses third-party advertising services, including Google AdSense, to display advertisements.
Cookies and DART Cookies
Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies (including the DART cookie) to serve advertisements based on your visits to this website and other websites across the Internet.
User Choice
You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting Google's Ads Privacy Policy.
Other Advertising Partners
Other third-party advertising networks may also use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to measure advertising performance and personalize advertisements. We do not control these third-party cookies or tracking technologies.
4. Comments and Media
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the information displayed in the comment form, along with the visitor's IP address and browser user agent to help detect and prevent spam.
Gravatar Service
An anonymized hash generated from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use it. Once your comment has been approved, your profile picture (if available through Gravatar) may be publicly displayed alongside your comment.
The Gravatar Privacy Policy is available at:
https://automattic.com/privacy/
Media Uploads
If you upload images to our website, we recommend removing embedded location data (EXIF GPS) before uploading. Visitors may be able to download and extract location information from uploaded images.
5. Cookies Policy
User Convenience
If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies improve your browsing experience by preventing you from re-entering your details each time you comment.
These cookies remain active for one year.
Login Cookies
If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie may be created to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal information and is automatically removed when you close your browser.
Login cookies generally remain active for two days, while screen preference cookies remain active for one year.
Selecting the "Remember Me" option extends your login session for up to two weeks.
6. Embedded Content from Third-Party Websites
External Content
Articles published on this website may include embedded content such as videos, images, documents, or articles from third-party websites.
Embedded content behaves exactly as if you had visited the third-party website directly.
Third-Party Tracking
These external websites may collect information about you, use cookies, implement additional tracking technologies, and monitor your interaction with their embedded content, particularly if you are logged into their services.
7. How We Use and Share Your Information
How We Use Your Information
We may use your information to:
Improve our educational services and website functionality.
Respond to your questions, comments, and support requests.
Enhance user experience.
Detect and prevent spam, abuse, or unauthorized activities.
Maintain website security and operational performance.
Data Protection
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.
Legal Disclosure
We may disclose your information only:
When required by applicable law.
To protect our legal rights or website security.
To trusted third-party service providers (such as automated spam detection services) operating under appropriate confidentiality obligations.
8. Data Retention and Your Rights
Data Retention
If you leave a comment, the comment and its associated metadata may be retained indefinitely to facilitate the automatic approval of future comments.
If user registration is available on our website, we store the personal information provided in user profiles. Registered users may view, update, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username. Website administrators may also access and manage this information when necessary.
Your Rights
Subject to applicable laws, you may request:
Access to the personal information we hold about you.
A copy (export) of your personal data.
Correction of inaccurate information.
Deletion of your personal information, except where we are legally required to retain certain records for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time to remain compliant with legal requirements, Google AdSense policies, or operational changes.
Any revisions will become effective immediately upon publication on this page, along with an updated Effective Date.
Your continued use of the website constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
10. Contact Information
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, your personal information, or our data handling practices, please contact us using the details below.
Website
Official Email
